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Archive for August 2010

August 27, 2010

The last time I announced high school football regularly, Emmitt Smith was a high school senior. Considering he just went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, that gives you some idea of how long it’s been. But starting tonight, I’ll be doing a weekly game on iBNSports.com (some of which, I’m told, will be… (read more)

August 26, 2010

Women’s Professional Soccer‘s second season is building to a….conclusion, and its sophomore year has been an interesting one. On the field, FC Gold Pride (with The World’s Best PlayerTM) has already clinched the regular-season championship and will host the final on September 26, Marta’s 15 goals lead the league, two expansion teams joined the fold… (read more)

August 23, 2010

Nenad Krstic of the Oklahoma City Thunder fears he’ll be suspended by FIFA because of a bench-clearing brawl between Serbia and Greece? Wow. Krstic doesn’t even play soccer. UPDATE: Awww, they fixed it.

August 22, 2010

It was nice of Miami FC to play along with the theme as the Rochester Rhinos of the USSF Division II Pro Soccer League paid tribute to their NASL roots last night. But let’s be honest, here – those are some half-assed throwbacks. At top above are the kits the Blues wore last night (photo… (read more)

August 16, 2010

Last week, Inside Minnesota Soccer revealed the actual standards the US Soccer Federation is going to (try to) hold any prospective Division II men’s outdoor league to in 2011 and beyond. You can go there and read the entire legalese, or I’ll condense the standards for you here and comment afterward. General for any league:… (read more)

August 16, 2010

A relaxing long weekend in Jerome, Arizona means I’ve missed a lot of what happened over the last few days, so let’s get caught up. Today is the 33rd anniversary of the day Elvis Presley faked his death passed away. I remember it like it was yesterday – WTVT Channel 13 anchor Hugh Smith coming… (read more)